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Grand Tower, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Grand Tower is a Census city of 502 people across 1.25 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $46,875, 58.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grand Tower
What Grand Tower is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.25 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land402 plus or minus 136
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Grand Tower
- Population502 plus or minus 170
- Median age23.9 plus or minus 4.9
- Population under 18159 plus or minus 64
- Share under 1831.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over55 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households179 plus or minus 54
- Family households129 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families72.1 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Grand Tower
- Median household income$46,875 plus or minus $22,410
- Per capita income$20,303 plus or minus $5,333
- Civilian labor force196 plus or minus 85
- Employed182 plus or minus 82
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over238 plus or minus 73
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent plus or minus 37.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Grand Tower
- Housing units218 plus or minus 64
- Occupied units179 plus or minus 54
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate17.9 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Owner occupied104 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied75 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate58.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$39,000 plus or minus $13,391
- Median gross rent, monthly$682
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Single family units140 plus or minus 48
- Share single family64.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more8.3 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Mobile homes60 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Grand Tower gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute168 plus or minus 78
- Commuting under 15 minutes28 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.7 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more86 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.2 percent
- Drove alone88.6 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Grand Tower
- NFIP communityCity of Grand Tower
- NFIP community number170300
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/02/08
The City of Grand Tower does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170300 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jackson County, not Grand Tower
Jackson County context, not Grand Tower figures
- Establishments in Jackson County1,196
- Covered employment, Jackson County25,266
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$56,398
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County4
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Grand Tower.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Grand Tower questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grand Tower, Illinois?
502, in 179 households. Grand Tower city covers 1.25 square miles of land, which is 402 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Grand Tower in?
Jackson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Grand Tower?
$46,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $39,000. Median gross rent is $682 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Grand Tower in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Grand Tower appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Grand Tower, city of, community 170300, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Grand Tower figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Grand Tower.
Is zoning published for Grand Tower?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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